Since 2016 after being awarded a $9.5 BILLION contract (the Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM), Contract No. AID-OAA-I-15-00004), Chemonics has led USAID’s global health supply chain efforts. USAID has extended GHSC-PSM’s period of performance (PoP) from November 29, 2024 to November 28, 2026 and increase the level of effort (LOE) … [Read more…]
One possible indication of what a second Trump administration might look like is Project 2025, a transition plan spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank in Washington, DC. The 922-page doorstopper is essentially a how-to guide for a right-wing model of governance, proposing a dramatic overhaul of the federal government with plans … [Read more…]
In a broadcast exclusive, Democracy Now! speaks with Alex Smith, a former contractor with the U.S. Agency for International Development who resigned in protest over the Biden’s administration’s support for the war on Gaza. Smith worked as a senior adviser on gender, maternal health, child health and nutrition at USAID until last week, when he … [Read more…]